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Las Vegas - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

Gaming:

Welcome to the world of landbased gaming. At Light & Wonder its all about the games and our Gaming team builds cuttingedge technology products and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

Our Reno team at Light & Wonder creates games for North America Class III and specialty markets. We design and develop custom content for Central Determination Class II Historical Horse Racing and Class III segments located around the world. It is an exciting environment where game designers mathematicians engineers artists sound designers and testers work together to produce some of the best content in the industry.

We are looking for a creative and passionate mathematician with gaming experience to design and proof math models for our gaming products while working closely with other members of our development team. The primary responsibility of this position is to deliver high quality and timely math models. It will also require coding testing and debugging of game simulations in an existing framework. This position must demonstrate a high degree of initiative and is accountable for the thorough implementation of all tasks assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Work with game designers and mathematicians to develop proof of concept and feasible math models.

  • Develop and generate math models that demonstrate gaming probabilities and mathematical return of games via theoretical calculation and/or simulation.

  • Participate and contribute in the game design and invention process.

  • Work with engineers to ensure correct implementation of math models.

  • Deliver high quality work as scheduled in accordance with the game design and product requirements.

  • Create computer simulation and analysis of existing and new math models.

  • Maintain an understanding of competitive products and technology.

  • Be passionate motivated and excited about what we do!

Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelors degree in Mathematics/Statistics or Computer Science preferred. Bachelors degree in EE or Physics or other scientific fields with a strong mathematical background considered.

Experience:

  • 15 years of experience in the mathematics of gaming.

  • 12 years of experience with C C# Python or similar objectoriented programming language.

  • Experience in Microsoft Excel and Visual Studio.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

  • Expert knowledge of probability.

  • Expert knowledge of gaming math models.

  • Must enjoy working in a creative environment.

  • Knowledge of programming languages software development design patterns and objectoriented programming.

  • Ability to create spreadsheets and software simulations to verify math models.

  • Ability to identify research and solve gaming related problems.

  • Ability to interface and communicate with other members of the game development staff.

  • Ability to bring projects to completion with minimal supervision.

  • Good written and verbal communication skills and a high level of interpersonal skills.

  • Must be a selfmotivated team player with the ability to work in a customeroriented very fastpaced demanding and deadlinedriven environment.

Physical Requirements:

  • Office environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Note: This job description should not be interpreted as allinclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be requested to perform other jobrelated tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses.As a result certain L&W employees may among other things be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s) undergo background investigations or security checks or meet certain standards dictated by law regulation or contracts. In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law) you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as allinclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other jobrelated tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

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Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. If youd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law please click here for EEOC Poster.

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